Correction

A previous version of this story included an incorrect start time for the Dog Agility Show. The show starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Corbin Fowler cast an engorgio charm on Edinboro Potterfest, the annual event that celebrates the world of Harry Potter.

The result is an expanded event, which allows participants to indulge their Harry fixation for eight days.

"I wanted to spread out the event a little bit more," said Fowler, who founded Potterfest and often dresses as Dumbledore. "Spreading it out meant I could be at more of the events myself. The other thing is, we decided to add some new events, so it was kind of a natural process. We wanted to make sure we had enough time."

On the fun side, visitors can drink butterbeer at Eclectic Etceteras, watch a mini version of "A Very Potter Musical" (see below), watch the Edinboro Flying Scots play Quidditch or try two new events -- the Music of Harry Potter and a Harry Potter Trivia Show.

"The music of Harry Potter is big -- eight movies, and a lot of it is really good music," Fowler said. "Professors (Gary) Grant and (Peter) van den Honert are going to conduct the orchestra and choir, performing music from the Potter movies, and the Edinboro Bagpipers will perform briefly."

"I have a game-show set, sort of like a 'Jeopardy' thing, and I can get up to eight players at a time to compete. I ask questions from all the books and the movies," Hurlbert said.

"The cool thing is, I don't bother with a conventional point system. I collected a bunch of props that we use as scoring. So, for the first correct answer, they get a wizard hat they have to put on. After that, they get glasses that look like Potter's. And I have a whole bunch of Bertie Botts beans, all this stuff."

Potterfest also features readings with costumed narrators and the Triwizard Tournament, where competitors compete in a corn maze shaped like a Dementor's outstretched hand and also canoe. Matt Boland's band Potwhole and Special Guest will both play at the Hallows Ball, where couples are encouraged to dress up for a Best Costume contest. Because dogs also figure into the Potter series, Potterfest added a Dog Agility Show.

Potter creator JK Rowling recently announced she'll write the screenplay for a film based on a short Potter spinoff she published in 2001. That should entail a longer shelf life for all things Potter -- including Potterfest.

"It's really ironic," Fowler said. "Before she made that announcement, one of the gals who is to do a costumed reading at Barnes & Noble -- Angelina (Foster) -- chose to read from 'Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them.' That is the book she's going to do a screenplay for. So, that was very exciting."

After hearing that news, Fowler didn't need a tarantallegra spell. He was already dancing for joy.

SEE IT

Edinboro Potterfest is Oct. 12-19 at various locations in Edinboro and Erie. Most events are free or feature a nominal fee. For more information, visit http://potterfest.cs.edinboro.edu.